Courtyard House: My Hidden Wheat Seeds Caused a National Sensation

Zhou Mingkai, are you willing to go there?

"I do!"

Zhou Mingkai answered without hesitation.

Although he had a good relationship with several colleagues and his family was settled in Beijing, most scientific researchers of this era were full of enthusiasm for dedication.

"Don't feel pressured, I'll go with you."

Once you get there, you will be in charge of the project and lead the team.

You can come back occasionally during this period, and your rank and benefits will be adjusted accordingly.

This is a great opportunity for both your research and for you personally.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Zhou Mingkai's eyes lit up, as if he could already see the road ahead paved with light.

The other four people couldn't help but show expressions of envy upon hearing this.

"You don't need to be envious."

As pioneers in the field of hybrid breeding in China, each of you will lead your own teams to conduct research in the future.

Therefore, we must focus on learning right now.

"Thank you, teacher!"

The four responded in unison, their faces beaming with joy.

"Alright, get ready and come to my office."

Please bring up any problems you've encountered recently, and we'll discuss them one by one.

……

As I stepped out of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, dusk was slowly falling.

Standing in front of the gate, Li Jianye gazed at the darkening sky, a faint sense of emotion welling up within him.

"I'm used to having a car to pick me up and drop me off, and it's really hard to adjust to not having one anymore."

I should have ridden my bicycle.

He muttered to himself, then shook his head as if remembering something, "I wonder what exactly happened to Zhang Wen?"

The original plan was to contact Zhang Wen after meeting with Mr. H and ask him to pick me up as usual, but I learned that Zhang Wen had taken a long sick leave.

When asked if he needed a different driver, Li Jianye hesitated for a moment before politely declining the offer, saying that he had already learned to drive and could handle it himself.

Mr. H agreed.

He stopped thinking about it and turned to walk towards the bus stop.

The processed text is as follows:

A driver's license is the first certificate he must obtain.

Driver's licenses first appeared in China in 1918.

The driver's license test at that time was completely different from that in later times.

The requirements are also much simpler—

As long as you can drive a vehicle, that's fine.

of course,

This only applies to driver's licenses for ordinary cars.

After dinner,

Li Jianye planned to visit Zhang Wen.

He initially planned to go alone.

But Delilah felt the house was a bit dull.

And since becoming pregnant,

She seemed to be becoming increasingly attached to her husband.

So Li Jianye had no choice but to take her with him when he went out.

The two did not walk.

Instead, Li Jianye rode his bicycle with his wife as a passenger.

It was past 8 p.m. when we arrived at Qianmen Street.

This timing isn't too late if we consider the future.

However, we are currently in a special period.

People are generally used to going to bed early.

Although I may not actually be able to fall asleep,

But lying down can reduce energy expenditure significantly.

Therefore, it was already quite late at night.

When Li Jianye and his companion entered the courtyard where Zhang Wen lived,

Many households had already turned off their lights and gone to bed.

Just as Li Jianye was wondering who to ask about Zhang Wen's address,

A little boy, about three years old, suddenly rushed out of the yard.

He looked flustered, as if he had done something wrong.

A slightly older boy was chasing after them.

He shouted as he ran:

"Han Chunming! You stop right there!"

Upon hearing this, the child called Han Chunming ran even faster.

But he was only about three years old.

No one can outrun the older kids behind them.

In the blink of an eye, he was grabbed.

"Little Wu! Look what you've done!"

The big boy glared angrily at Han Chunming.

Just as he was about to reprimand him,

Suddenly, I noticed two strangers standing in the yard.

He then turned to look at Li Jianye and Dilireba:

"Comrades, what can I do for you?"

"This is Han Chunming?"

Li Jianye did not answer immediately.

Instead, he looked at the little boy thoughtfully.

"Could it really be Han Chunming from that drama?"

He thought to himself,

A subtle look appeared in his eyes.

The child in front of us could very well be the male protagonist of "Under the Zhengyang Gate".

The ages roughly match.

"I never expected to meet this 'affectionate' person here."

However, Han Chunming seemed quite mischievous as a child.

As Li Jianye pondered to himself,

Delisilin has explained her purpose to the other party.

"Are you looking for Brother Zhang Wen?"

The big boy nodded.

Pointing to the houses on one side:

"His family lives there."

However, something happened in his family recently—

His mother is sick.

Zhang Wen wanted to provide his mother with extra nutrition.

He secretly saved his own food rations to give to the elderly.

I even went to the river to try and catch a fish.

As a result, he didn't catch any fish and instead fell into the ditch.

I broke my leg.

Alas, misfortunes never come singly...

Now their family's life is even harder.

The boy shook his head as he spoke.

"You guys go ahead, I'll deal with this kid first."

"Thank you, young comrade."

Li Jianye thanked him with a smile.

"You're welcome."

The boy waved his hand.

Then he turned to Han Chunming:

Han Chunming!

That half of the steamed bun is mine!

"You ate some, what am I going to eat tomorrow?"

Who's outside the door?

When Li Jianye raised his hand and gently knocked on the wooden door, a wary question came from inside the house.

"I am Li Jianye."

After a brief silence, a "snap" sounded in the room.

A dim, yellow light illuminated the ground.

The door opened a crack, and Zhang Wen leaned against the doorframe, his face full of astonishment: "Brother Jianye? It really is you! Sister-in-law is here too? When did you return to the city? Sigh, my leg... it really couldn't have come at the right time."

"Don't get up."

When Li Jianye saw that he was about to move, he immediately stopped him.

He placed the cloth bag and small basket he was carrying on the low table by the door before walking inside.

The cloth bag contained flour, and a few eggs lay in the basket.

"Brother, you came all this way, and you even brought all this..."

Zhang Wen's voice choked up.

"Since you call me brother, what's a little something?"

Li Jianye's tone was indifferent.

Zhang Wen turned his face away and forcefully wiped his eyes.

He didn't need to look closely to know what it was—in the current situation, flour and eggs are extremely precious.

"Alright, you're a grown man."

Li Jianye said.

"Why,"

Zhang Wen sighed deeply, his voice lowering, "In these three months... I haven't had a single full meal."

I'm willing to endure hardship so that everyone won't starve.

But the feeling of being hungry is really unpleasant.

To make matters worse, my mother fell ill; it was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly.

Don't laugh at me, brother, but a few days ago I couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to go to the river to catch some fish. As a result, everything went black and I fell into the ditch, and that's how I broke my leg.

I lay in the ditch for ages before someone finally passed by and pulled me out.

Under the dim light, Zhang Wen's thin shoulders slumped.

Li Jianye listened in silence, his heart heavy, and only whispered a few words of comfort.

After about the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, Li Jianye and Dilireba got up to say goodbye.

On their way back, they stopped by their usual tavern, only to find it closed and dark inside, already shut down.

They had no choice but to turn back.

The city of Beijing was eerily deserted in the night.

The long street was deserted, and only once in a while could one or two blurry figures hurriedly pass by.

Many trees along the roadside had bare trunks, their bark stripped clean, revealing the stark white wood beneath.

The peeling marks were still fresh.

"This famine... is so severe."

"I'm sitting on the back of the bicycle," Delilah said softly.

The night breeze carried her whispers.

She couldn't help but gently rest her face against Li Jianye's broad back, a sense of comfort and warmth washing over her.

Since following him, she has never known what hunger is.

Not to mention going hungry, they rarely even touched coarse cornmeal. There were always fine white noodles on the table, and often oily and greasy food, green vegetables, and even fresh fruit.

She never questioned where he got these things; she just felt her heart filled with a sense of peace and satisfaction.

"I heard that many factories have already stopped most of their operations."

She whispered again, "The food supply is insufficient, the workers are too weak to work, and the higher-ups are afraid of accidents."

"yes."

Li Jianye responded, his gaze sweeping over the peeled tree trunks.

He knew better than anyone the magnitude of this impending famine.

Millions of people were swept up in it, and even the roaring machines had to gradually fall silent. The wheels of industrialization, which had just begun to turn, seemed to be suddenly pulled back by an invisible hand.

However, the person who first proposed the solution had no regrets at this moment.

If the whole country can endure these six months of suffering, it might save countless lives.

He thought it was worth it.

As for the industrial pace that had almost come to a standstill in the past six months... he silently told himself: In the future, I will have to make up for it.

After months of dedicated work, he unlocked a series of agricultural achievements and reaped a wealth of new rewards.

These valuable resources will be revealed one by one once the food problem is solved.

At this time, food shortages plunged the rabbits into their most difficult period.

Food was scarce throughout the country, and everyone was starving.

Public enthusiasm plummeted from its peak to rock bottom.

As the saying goes, food is as essential as iron; without food to sustain them, people cannot muster their spirits.

The decision by the rabbits to sacrifice industrialization to save the vast number of farmers has attracted widespread attention from the international community.

First, there was the Russian bear, who waved golden corncobs, loudly proclaiming the achievements of developing both industry and agriculture, and praising the all-powerful corn for bringing a bountiful harvest and prosperity.

After mocking the rabbit, they tried to take advantage of the situation and infringe on the rabbit's sovereignty.

However, the rabbit fought back fiercely, causing the opponent to retreat without achieving anything.

Subsequently, Russia unilaterally broke the agreement, withdrew all its experts from China, and demanded that China immediately repay its debts.

The rabbit gritted its teeth and promised to pay off the debt within five years, even if it had to tighten its belt.

Next is the United States.

After observing China's strategy, the US ridiculed it extensively and then sent reporters to infiltrate China's territory to secretly film the pitiful scene of people surviving on grass roots and tree bark.

These images were brought back to China and used as material to promote the idea that rabbits are poor and backward.

While mocking China, the US then played the role of a benefactor, offering to sell corn seeds to China, claiming that large-scale corn planting would solve the food shortage.

The rabbit flatly rejected this obviously malicious suggestion.

The US, however, didn't take it seriously and instead intensified its exaggeration of China's predicament.

Finally, there are the neighboring countries surrounding the rabbit.

Sensing the rabbit's weakness, they became restless, and border skirmishes escalated.

However, whenever they try to cross the line, they are always fiercely repelled by the steel-willed warriors of the Chinese nation.

The entire nation gritted its teeth, endured hunger, and devoted itself to producing fertilizers and agricultural supplies, which were then transported to various regions.

Everyone is looking forward to the harvest of summer grain.

Time slowly passed.

These six months of hunger were exceptionally long for the rabbit people.

But even the most difficult times will eventually pass.

Finally, after enduring six months of hardship, the summer grain that the rabbit people had been eagerly awaiting has ripened!

In a certain village, the village head anxiously asked the villager in charge of weighing the produce, "What's the yield?"

"God... he's truly a god!"

The villagers stared at the scale, so excited they were almost incoherent, exclaiming, "This Golden Fertilizer is amazing!"

"Get out of the way!"

The brigade leader strode forward, pushed aside the villagers, and personally looked at the weighing scale.

At first glance, his eyes widened, he swallowed hard, rubbed his eyes vigorously, and exclaimed, "Four hundred and twelve jin?! Good heavens! Our wheat yield used to be at most four hundred jin per mu, but this time it has reached four hundred and twelve jin!"

Although he had a premonition of an exceptional harvest during the harvest, the figure still far exceeded his expectations.

The sun beat down on the threshing floor, and golden dust floated in the air.

The captain's voice trembled slightly, the number burning his throat—423 jin (approximately 218 catties).